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The following guest posting is a copy of a letter from Jonathan Barry to his state representatives. Jonathan is the owner of a small ski hill in Wisconsin, and he is commenting on the proposed “joint and several liability law” that many believe is payback to Governor Doyle for the trial lawyers’ support during the last election. The fact that this liability change was buried in the budget act, and would not be debated on its merits, would seem to support that view.

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Wisconsin has regulations directing all aspects of our childrens’ education. In particular, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) tells local school districts what to pay their teachers, which types of students must be in their classes, and generally what type of learning resources should be available to these students. But amidst all this chaff, they do not insist that the students actually learn critical thinking skills that would help them evaluate the credibility of what they read, the veracity what they hear from our leaders, and the authenticity of what they see on TV.

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